9 Jun
1999
9 Jun
'99
9:29 a.m.
On Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:47 PM, Lee Courtney [SMTP:leec@slip.net]
wrote:
Hi Steve et al,
I have several 7937 (HP internal codename Eagle) drives connected to an
HP3000 with 2 still working, 1 dead, 1 limping along. My CE told me that
these drives don't like to be turned off for 'extended' periods of time
as the lubricant for the drive bearings tends to loose its
effectiveness. His advice was to keep em turned on and spun up all the
time - use it or lose it approach.
I think mine were decomissioned about 18 months ago. Been running em for a
couple of days and they seem to be getting quieter. The spindle bearings in
one of them was screaming when I first turned it on but now it's getting
better. Of course this doesn't cure the data errors.
I probably wouldn't try to get any more of that type unless they're local.
Shipping would be pretty expensive on a drive that heavy. The shoebox one's
weigh 25 or 30 pounds. They're a lot more reasonable to ship.
If nothing else, the cabinet will make a nice coffee table :-)
Regards,
Steve Robertson - <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>